Keyhole Valve Surgery – simplifying heart surgery

The recent decade has seen an increase in the number of people affected by heart disorders in the world and more particularly in India. Heart surgery and associated terms have gained household familiarity, yet the chill and anxiety that are coupled with them has not changed.

A diagnosis of heart condition and the subsequent instruction for heart surgery is often considered with fear and dread by most today. With the advent of the latest technique of keyhole valve surgery, things are on a change for the better. Keyhole valve surgery is new procedure in Kerala, aimed at simplifying heart surgery procedures.

Traditional heart surgery requires incisions through the middle of the chest and the breast bone. These increase the complexity of the surgery as well as the healing period and return to the normal life activities. Keyhole valve surgery eliminates such risks posed by conventional surgery mainly because of the minimally invasive nature of the procedure involved.

Keyhole valve surgery procedure

The procedure of keyhole valve surgery is performed with the help of small surgical instruments inserted through keyhole incisions made at the site of surgery. The tiny camera attached to the instruments helps in transmitting the images into a monitor attached with the surgery equipments. The surgeon performs the procedure by manipulating the instruments by viewing the internal area through the monitor.

Benefits of keyhole valve surgery

The major benefits of keyhole valve surgery are as follows: -

• Less complicated and faster recovery
• Enables getting back to normal work as soon as by 5 days
• Smaller incisions and thus faster healing
• Lesser scars than conventional heart surgery
• No broken bones or scarred tissues.
• Does not affect adjoining organs or tissues

Scope of keyhole valve surgery

Keyhole valve surgery is currently used in correcting the following irregularities: -

• Irregularities or disorders in the heart valves
• Atrial Fibrillation causing irregular heart rhythms
• Mitral valve replacement or repair
• For treating hole in the heart

Dr.Kuldeep Chulliparambil is a leading cardiac surgeon specialised in dealing with different cardiac disorders with the latest treatment techniques.

 

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The Best Test To Predict Heart Attack

Many of us have lost our dear ones to sudden heart attacks. The incidence of the disease has grown considerably in the Indian society almost on par with that of the western world. Where earlier the most common cases of severe health issues reported at the hospitals were that of diarrhoea, tuberculosis and malaria. But now chest pains have occupied its place. 

Attack As A Concern

Heart attack does not cause any externally visible changes like bleeding or swelling. It is highly comparable to an internal accident and is caused due to the lack of oxygenated blood into the heart. If the blood flow is not restored quickly, it could be fatal. The first six hours after the attack is the most crucial. Most cases of heart attack are caused due to coronary heart diseases and heart blocks.

During the time of attack, the colour of heart might change from normal to blue and in severe cases; the lungs get flooded by the stagnant blood flow. An average of about 600 heart attacks is reported every day in the state among which about 120 of them loose their life.

 

Risk Factors For Heart Attack

The main risk factors that contribute to heart attacks are as follows: -

• High blood pressure
• High diabetes
• Continued stress
• Obesity
• Thyroid hormone deficiency
• Smoking
• Sedentary lifestyle

 Preventing A Heart Attack

Taking into account the severity of the condition, prevention program for heart attacks involve preventive diagnosis tests to ascertain the heart condition. These include tests like TMT and angiogram which help in detecting heart irregularities. ECG can be considered as a diagnosis test only and does not contribute much in prevention of heart attacks. This is because, ECG can show perfectly normal results even a day before an imminent attack.
WHO recommends TMT as a must performed test for all over the age of 40 years. TMT or Tread Mill Test should be performed under the supervision of a skilled professional. It can be done at a charge of about Rs. 1500.

Dr. Kuldeep Chulliparambil is a leading heart bypass surgeon in Kochi, experienced in dealing with various heart related ailments.

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